Skinnskattebergs kyrka

The present church replaced two earlier buildings on the hill: a wooden chapel said to date from around 1490 or possibly 1540, and a larger timber church erected in 1579 once Skinnskatteberg became its own parish. By the mid-1800s this older church was in poor condition and too small for the growing congregation, prompting a parish decision in 1853 to commission a new building.

Construction of the current church began in 1858 under the regional architect Pehr Johan Ekman, with the walls completed by autumn 1863 and the roof covered in English slate the following year. Ekman combined a historicising style with then-modern building methods, notably a star-vaulted ceiling supported on a timber frame rather than masonry, an innovative approach for its time. The church was consecrated on Midsummer Day, 24 June 1866, by the Bishop of Västerås.

A significant reordering took place in 1972 under architect Claes Laurent. New limestone flooring was laid, along with a free-standing masonry altar and a movable altar rail, while an older altarpiece was removed. A chancel window that had previously been blocked up was reopened and fitted with glass in shades of blue and pink, colours echoed in the subtly tinted vaults and walls. The exterior was last renovated in 1991, though the guide cannot confirm the building's current condition.

Inside, the vaulted ceiling remains plastered over its timber ribs, and the original hexagonal brick flooring survives in the aisles and the front part of the nave. On the west gallery stands an organ built in 1866 by Erik Adolf Setterquist of Örebro, with sixteen stops.

Among the church's furnishings is a brass font from 1684, given by a local benefactor, Lars Nilsson of Godkärra, along with a silver christening bowl from 1782 and an 18th-century pewter bowl. The nearby former rectory and cantor's house, both timber buildings dating from 1804, add to the historic character of the churchyard surroundings.